Wichita eagle., 1887-01-18
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! utarAQB COlceEt OI CURSES cpUlug HUN
the foot Of the hill on which the bordj
! fort was built.
Give it up" replied I.
Lieutenant, go and inquire the cause
of such an uproar,'' said the major to a
| lieutenant Of chasseurs, who was with Us.
The Lieutenant departed to execute the
order o. our superior.
| We remained alone; the cries became
more frequent and the curses more loud;
q second time the major asked the same
| question which elected the same answer
| from me.
| We had descended the rampant, and as
we approached the gate of the bordj down
| the hill we saw body of Turcos coming.
They seemed to be fighting among them
| selves. The lieutenant walked briskly
ahead Of them. In few moments he
| had Joined us. He was out of breath.
| What is the matter?'' exclaimed the
major for the third time.
The deuce if l know, major. Those
/ vermin of Turcos-native infantTy-speak
a kind Of charabia Of which | understand
| nothing Then turning toward me, he
/ pursued; Why not go yourself, captain?
/ They are young men, and you comprehend
/ them. Then the major viii be acquainted
| with the meaning of this bacchanal.''
! You are right, lieutenant, but it is not
! worth the trouble, as in two minutes they
will he here
/ Let Us watt said the major.
As have said, two minutes afterWaTd
/ a dozen Of Turcos, among them my order
/ II, Mohammed Ben Brahim, entered the
bordj They had young Arab with
them that they kicked and cufTed, in
suited and cursed. The major interfered.
stop, you pack of rascals, or l viii
strange you" cried he
My orderly advanced q few steps and
placing his hand to his chaichia (cap) he
answered:
Mi 10 trovi, Ii fist SINH dorlni, Ell flude
cane, Ell diasous fusili a nura barca. Al
| carrottian'
''What is that fellow saying?'' angrily
asked the major.
He said: 1T is who found him, he
seemed TO sleep, the son of dog, the
spy-shoot him, against the walI-place.
Ali humbug." l answered. ISL, 81,
Barca, fusili el djasous, fusili,' repeated
my orderly, thoroughly frantic now.
The major took him by his belt and gave
him q jerk that caused him to roll ten
yards away from us.
Mai. Fenech was one of the bravest
officers of our African army; just and
kind, he was highly respected and loved
by all, and immensely feared by the Arabs
to whom he showed an iron hand when it
was necessary. For the last six months
he commanded the fort in which he had
been besieged quite awhile by the rebel
sheik, Mock-el-Rani. With q company of
Turcos and 4 platoon Of spahis mounted
Turcos) I had been sent to his relief, but
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Maj. Fenech happy, and the villages
around the bordj in ashes
Let US return to the spy.
Imagine beardless feiiow-taIi, thin,
soiled and ragged With piercing eyes,
larger than his mouth, he looked disdain-
fully on his own cGuntrymen.
The major ordered me to interrcgate
him.
''What is thy name:' l demanded.
No answer.
ITO what tribe dost thou beioug?''
No answer.
Believing that perhaps he had not
understood my Arab language, l told the
majors chaouch (7olicenan) TO repeat my
questions.
Three times the old Arab uttered exact
II the words used by me without receiv-
ing any answer from the prisoner. Fin
ally, as if this everlasting questioning was
annoying hun, he made a gesture that an
swered my last query as he pointed his
forefinger to the east.
what dost thou want here:'
II am looking for work
This incredible aswer provoked q gen
eraI laugh among the Turcos.
What, replied l, thou art looking for
work in q country in full revolt, in burned
villages, without single inhabitantz'
.'Carottia. Carottia bezeff. (humbUg,
humbug pIeuty)," cried my orderly. lie
received i tremendous kick from the
major, who said to me:
Tell him that if he is willing to an
swer your questions | will forgive him: ii
not he shall be shot"
| translated those words to the Arab.
They produced no effect on him. lie kept
the most obstinate silence.
Then the old chaouch addressed him:
.MabuI (fool, do you think the major
does not see clear? He is an old monkey
that knows how to make faces. Thou art
an inSlTcC.it. What that Is to thee avow
it and he done with it. / tell thee this
sabir (chicf with the white beard is smart
and cunning, but good. lie IS willing to
grant aE3aa {p&rdon) to thee"
Thou art OyereXcited against the
French Well this outlaw Of N0ck-el-
RAM IS not worth d Freachman, tell
thee. What his followers give thee. those
bad dos. for working At that trade. at
the end OF which thou shalt f1d death:
Thou art dying of hunger and misery:
that is visible; with Us thou wilt live
well: thou wilt have something 10 eat
every day. Then speak. May GJI cause /
thy face 10 become yellow. Dost thou
doubt the major promise
He is a wretch" said the major. i'm
patiently.
TEL him to hurry UP. OF he shall be
shot on the spot
Neither the ChG0UCA nor had liIlc to
obey the majors orders.
The spy turned his face toward Us.
What a metarorDhcsis! Tbs LoucIy /
face was bcaniuc with q sewage ca-arJ- /
siGsm. and took IN exprlzz.a2 &c great !
ness in which we perceived Gis,l 5a. hate |
and tho wish Cf becoming . MARI.
XIII nc. Yes. doit. les, am spy,
. disscus, a-j I shall not talk.
The man congratulated the French Ian /
guace perfectly.
LIS words. pronounced with a terrible /
intouGtion, his glanceS and gestures IL /
dictated sufficiently with what kind Of /
fanatic we had to deal.
An immediate punishment was needed. /
The major gave orders 20 the lieutenant /
to bring OFT twelve Of his c;,cSseugs from /
[. barrack which was the nearest.
\ most perfect silence Teigned, nobody +
laughed any more now.
The major, his hands behind his back, /
was walking TO and fro.
The sav. Ieaaing a-ainst the val. vas !